Lightning Is the Only Way

The atmosphere intensified again as the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to comply in the investigation.

The Ancestor of the Twilight Council narrowed his eyes as he glared at the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect. "Weaker than you?"

The Sect Master didn't even look at him. "Yes," he answered.

The Ancestor waited for further clarification, but nothing came, resulting in him becoming quite angry.

"So, you admit that you were the one?" the Ancestor asked with a threatening tone.

"Don't try to change the topic with baseless accusations," the Sect Master said calmly. "You know that your threat is empty and that you don't believe me."

Then, the Sect Master looked at the Ancestor again. "If you want to go to war with the Heavenly Divine Sect, you don't need to make grand allegations."

"Just attack."

The others looked with unease at the exchange.

Dealing with the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect was easy and difficult at the same time.

As long as one was honest and talked openly with the Sect Master, the Sect Master would give them direct answers.

However, if one tried to skirt the rules or honesty, they would find the Sect Master to be very uncooperative.

"Everyone else has already sworn by the Heavens, and you are the only remaining person that hasn't done so," the Sect Master of the Twilight Council said with a strict but calming voice. "It is logical for us to suspect you."

"Logical," the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect repeated with a scoff. "You're only saying that it's logical so that you can justify to yourself to put me into life-threatening danger by swearing upon Heaven."

"You don't believe that I've done it because you know exactly that I wouldn't use such underhanded tactics. Yet, you want me to swear upon the Heavens regardless, even though you're already certain that I didn't do it."

"Is this some kind of political powerplay?" he asked.

It had been quite a while since the two leaders of the Twilight Council felt that frustrated with someone.

Everyone had made a small sacrifice to show their support and unity. As one entity, they had already paid their proverbial taxes, but the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect refused to pay anything, saying that he hadn't supported this decision.

If a majority agreed, one should follow the rules of the majority. Otherwise, things wouldn't work out, and all sides would be unhappy.

The Ancestor wanted to say something, but the Sect Master of the Twilight Council stopped him with an urging glance.

The two of them looked at each other for a while as they exchanged voice transmissions.

The Ancestor had wanted to declare that morality was on his side and that the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had to comply with their orders. If he didn't, they would declare war on his Sect.

However, the Sect Master of the Twilight Council had stopped him.

Why?

Because every single person that had ever threatened the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect had died.

A threat was a show of enmity, which automatically made the threatening person into an enemy in the Sect Master's eyes.

So, why should he hold himself back if the other person was already his enemy?

Enemies deserved to die, and he would simply kill them.

If the Ancestor of the Twilight Council decided to threaten the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect, the Sect Master would directly attack the two leaders of the Twilight Council with the intent to kill.

were certain that they could win against him, but it would be risky. On top of that, even if they won, the Heavenly

was still the Ancestor of the Heavenly Divine Sect left, and that Ancestor was no

they wanted their disciples to get some

Why?

out of all of them, and they didn't

and tried to own enough territory to create more powerful disciples, but the Heavenly Divine Sect only viewed these

of the Heavenly Divine Sect could fight multiple Sect Masters alone, and the Ancestor of the Heavenly Divine Sect could fight multiple Ancestors

were only two ways to destroy

three different Sects would need to go all out, risking their lives. However, that would still leave a chance of failure. To

would need to get involved. She was the only member of the Peak Sects that could take out the

were theoretically possible but would never be

what were they supposed to do

death or

even

who was responsible for the death of our Vice-Sect Master?" the Sect

the

in front of the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine

Heavenly Divine Sect looked calmly at

"Yes."

instant, everyone acted as if nothing of note had happened,

Yes?

Wait, he knew?

Sect Master of the Twilight Council was just

asked that question so that he could say that the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine

expected that the Sect Master would

know?" the Ancestor asked in

you?" the

his teeth in rage and frustration, but his

couldn't lose

know the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine Sect very well since that Sect Master had only come to fame after

used to the normal kinds of people, which almost resulted in him committing two fatal

the Sect Master of the Twilight Council had followed the story of the Sect Master of the Heavenly Divine

you want for the information?" the Sect Master of

Law Comprehension Life Fruits

object, but his Sect

that the Ancestor trusted his

the Sect Master said. "We will bring your Law Comprehension Life

Master of the Heavenly

it yourselves. It's actually really

others grimaced when they

calling them

Who benefitted the most from keeping the fight going until the Twilight Council arrived? Who benefitted the most from the Twilight

Benefit?

looked at

benefit. After all, it was risky, but it wasn't

of them

killing the Vice-Sect Master of the Twilight Council was a major risk without any potential

"You are

can't do anything against you, and you believe that they will never do anything against

aren't necessarily stupider. If you foresaw how something would go, they would

a never-before-seen genius in the entire

Never-before-seen genius?

a second, everyone

Sect suddenly